NPFL: Unbeaten Rivers United Storm Aba As Leaders Rangers Face Kano Test

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) enters a pivotal Matchday 8 this weekend, with the title race heating up at the top and pressure mounting at the bottom. All eyes will be on Aba and Kano as the league’s top two sides face tricky away tests.
In what is arguably the standout fixture of the round, second-placed Rivers United — the only unbeaten team left in the division — storm the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba to face Abia Warriors. Rivers United have been defensively resolute, conceding just twice in seven games, and sit one point behind the leaders. Abia Warriors’ coach Imama Amapakabo has publicly urged his side to claim all three points to close the gap at the top, ac...